Summer tyre test 235/45 R18 - Autozeitung 2026

Summer Goodyear test facility near Mireval, southern France. Wet tests conducted on a specially smooth asphalt track with artificial irrigation. All tyres purchased anonymously in retail. Rolling resistance, mileage, and wear measured under controlled laboratory conditions.

2026

Year

10

Tyres

Audi A5 TFSI 150 hp (110 kW) with S tronic dual-clutch gearbox, front-wheel drive, 0–100 km/h in 9.8 s, 216 km/h top speed

Winner

Continental PremiumContact 7

Best Value

Continental PremiumContact 7

Test Vehicle

Audi A5

Tested tyres

10

Price vs Quality

See how tyre price relates to test performance at a glance

Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

Continental PremiumContact 7 posts the shortest dry braking distance at 32.8 m, with Goodyear and Pirelli close behind (both score 38 versus Continental's 40). Westlake Z-007 Zuper Ace is last at 35.7 m — a 2.9 m gap from the leader, which the article describes as still manageable in real-world terms, with all tyres remaining controllable on dry roads.

#	Name	Our rating	Segment	Price
1	Premium Hankook Ventus Evo 99%	99%	Premium	£105 98 Y
2	Premium Continental UltraContact NXT 99%	99%	Premium	£149 98 Y
3	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	£123 98 W
4	Premium Hankook ION Evo 96%	96%	Premium	£162 98 W +2 More
5	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 94%	94%	Premium	£164 98 Y
6	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	£144 98 Y
7	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 89%	89%	Premium	£170 94 Y +5 More
8	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	£144 94 W +3 More

9	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£137 94 W +7 More
10	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 87%	87%	Premium	£158 98 Y
11	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£102 98 Y +1 More
12	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£113 98 Y +3 More
13	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£118 0 Y +1 More
14	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium	£133 94 V +9 More
15	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%	81%	Premium	£127 98 Y
16	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	£140 94 W +2 More

17	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 80%	80%	Premium	£128 94 W +3 More
18	Premium Vredestein Ultrac Pro 79%	79%	Premium	£108 94 y +1 More
19	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£131 98
20	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
21	Premium Hankook Ih61 Ion St As 77%	77%	Premium	£136 98 V
22	Premium Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 77%	77%	Premium	£168 98 Y
23	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 77%	77%	Premium	£135 94 W +2 More
24	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE320 77%	77%	Upper-middle	£117 98 W

25	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£109 98 Y
26	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
27	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta HS52 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£100 98 W +1 More
28	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 76%	76%	Premium	£118 98 W +2 More
29	Budget GT Radial SportActive 2 EVO 75%	75%	Budget
30	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 74%	74%	Premium	£175 98 W +2 More
31	Budget Nexen N fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	£103 98 Y +1 More
32	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 71%	71%	Upper-middle	£121 98 Y +1 More

33	Budget GT radial Sport Active 2 71%	71%	Budget
34	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle	£130 98 W +1 More
35	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£114 98 Y
36	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£135 98 W +2 More
37	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£107 98 Y
38	Premium Dunlop Sport Maxx RT2 67%	67%	Premium	£110 98 Y
39	Upper-middle Yokohama Advan Sport V107 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£136 98 Y
40	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 65%	65%	Budget

41	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 64%	64%	Budget
42	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£126 94 W +4 More
43	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle
44	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer UHP 56%	56%	Upper-middle
45	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£107 98 Y
46	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 54%	54%	Upper-middle	£242 98 W +1 More
47	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 52%	52%	Budget	£146 98 W
48	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 52%	52%	Budget	£105 98 Y +1 More

49	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
50	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 44%	44%	-
51	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget
52	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
53	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle
54	Budget Goodride Solmax 1 33%	33%	Budget
55	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
56	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B

57	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget
58	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
59	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 22%	22%	Budget
60	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	£93 98 Y
61	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
62	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 15%	15%	Budget
63	- Aplus A610 12%	12%	-
64	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget	£55 98 Y

Summer tyre test 235/45 R18 - Autozeitung 2026

Price vs Quality

Results

Detailed results

Aquaplaning - cross

Aquaplaning - longitudal

Wet braking

Wet circle cornering

Wet handling

Wet safety

Dry braking

Dry handling

Safety

Dry steering response

Comfort

Exterior noise

Mileage

Rolling resistance

Wear

Same size tyres not featured in the test

Cars with 235/45 R18 tyres